SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Maintenance, repair for material processing
- Notice Date
- 10/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-13-X-D002
- Response Due
- 11/5/2012
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2012
- Point of Contact
- Roger Tang, Contract Specialist, 973-724-7819
- E-Mail Address
-
Roger Tang
(roger.tang@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command (ACC) - New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Armament, Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC) is contemplating award of Blanket Purchase Agreement(s) (BPA) to contractor(s) to provide routine maintenance, equipment up-grades, repairs, parts, and consumables including service contracts for materials processing & analysis equipment and Plastic/Metal Laser Sintering Systems located in the Branchs Center for Laser Sintering, Particulate Materials & Nanotechnology Facilities. Interested firms who feel that they are capable of supplying these services are invited to indicate their interest by providing evidence of their capabilities; to include history of previous experience with purchasing these types of services. The materials processing & analysis equipment and Plastic/Metal Laser Sintering systems in the Center for Laser Sintering, Particulate Materials and Nanotechnology laboratorys facilities to include, but not limited to the following: 1. Bruker, Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Unit, Nanostar (Serial #: 02/111-027) 2. Rigaku, X-Ray Fluorescence Unit, ZSX Primus II (Serial #: DR06035); X-Ray Diffraction Unit, Ultima III (Serial #: BD2741N) and, accompanying stages and accessories to include SA HF3 (Serial #: BD0330501); and, Ultra-small Angle X-Ray Scattering Unit (Serial#: N/A); MiniFlex X-Ray Diffraction Unit (Serial #: ZD338712) 3. Netzsch, STA 449 C Jupiter (Serial #: 2264020G); Netzsch Power Unit (Serial #: 185108346); Pfeiffer Vacuum System, Model TMH 071P (Serial #:13668341); Netzsch Mass Spectrometer Aeolos QMS 403C (Serial #: 8463062); Netzsch TASC Controller 414/4 (Serial #: 185301/2-1072); Netzsch/Pfeiffer Vacuum Control Unit (Serial #: 86601023); and, Netzsch Single Temperature Control Unit (Serial #: 3528/1035) 4. Netzsch, Bead Mill Labstar (Serial #:2402584) 5. Quantachrome, Nova 4000e Surface Area and Pore Size Analyzer (Serial #: 14409100501); Ultrapycnometer 1000 (Serial #: 12299033101) 6. Microfluidics, Microfluidizer M110P II (Serial #: 2010232) 7. Union Process, Attritor Model 1S (Serial #: H1107140025, 111005) 8. Horiba, EMGA-620W Oxygen/Nitrogen Combustion Analyzer; GD Profiler HR: Glow Discharge optical Emission Spectracope; and, Partica LV-950V2 Laser Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer 9. EDAX, Apollo 40 EDS; Hikari EBSD; and, TEXS WDS (to include upgrades of equipment and parts) 10. Zeiss SUPRA40VP Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (Serial #: SU40VP-3059) 11. AVS, Vacuum/Hydrogen furnace HMF-6-6-21-1650 (Serial #: 41187 4/80) 12. Avure, Hot Isostatic Press (Serial #: N/A); Warm Isostatic Press (Serial #: N/A) 13. International Pressure Systems, Eagle, Hot Isostatic Press (Serial #: N/A) 14. Autoclave Engineers, Cold Isostatic Press (Serial #: 72-2800) 15. CM Furnaces, High Temperature Hydrogen Furnace (Serial #: 0400412); and various smaller furnaces 16. GTS/Welco, Liquid Argon Microbulk Tank (Serial #: N/A); bulk liquid Argon, various other gases, parts and service 17. Haskris, Laboratory Chillers various 18. Matsys, parts and consumables 19. MBraun, Labmaster Glove Box (Serial #: 11-134); Labmaster 130 Glove Box (Serial #: LM03-185); Old Vacuum Atmospheres Glove Box upgraded by MBraun (Serial #: N/A) 20. Parr Instrument Company, 1266 Bomb Calorimeter (Serial#: A1126DDEA) 21. Perkin Elmer, Pyris 1 Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (Serial #: 537N 0082901); Spectrum One Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (Serial #:N/A); DTA 7 Differential Thermal Analyzer (Serial #: 538N4060904); DSC7 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (Serial #: 519N5071806) 22. EOS Laser Sintering Systems, parts and consumables for Plastic (P) and Metal (M) Laser Sintering Systems (i.e., EOS Model numbers: EOSINTM270 and EOSINTP395) such as recoater blades, filters, and the following materials: for Plastic materials, Alumide, CarbonMide, PA 2200/2201, PA 2202, PA 2210 FR, PA3200 GR, EOS PEEK HP3, PrimeCast 101, PrimePart, PrimePart DC; and, for Metal materials, Aluminum AlSi10mg, Cobalt Chrome MP1, Cobalt Chrome SP2, Maraging Steel MS1, Nickel Alloy IN625, Nickel Alloy IN718, Stainless Steel GP1, Stainless Steel PH1, Titanium Ti64 and the like. The contractor shall perform preventive maintenance consisting of an inspection of all machine functions including cleaning and lubrication; pneumatic and hydraulic functions; adjustment of mechanical and electrical, as well as replacement of wear parts kit specific for each machine. The contractor shall provide parts, to include but not limited to, consumable parts (blades, filters, polishing media, powders & cloths, etc). This synopsis is open to all business concerns; however, in accordance with FAR 19.501, the Governments intent is to establish Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA's) with small businesses. In the event there aren't enough responses from responsible, capable small businesses, then large business responses will be considered. All interested and potential firms must be registered in CCR, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the SAM website to register and update https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.Whether applying for assistance awards, contracts agreements, or other business opportunities, all entities are considered "registrants". However, registration in no way guarantees that a contract or assistance award will be issued. The following information is required to register in CCR: DUNS Number; Tax Identification Number (TIN) and Taxpayers Name; Statistical Information about your business; Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Information. Once a business has been registered in CCR, it also has to be registered in ORCA, also in te same website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interests and capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, information pertaining to experience on previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed, any in-house research and development effort, and any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement that would enhance our consideration and evaluation of the information submitted. All information is to be submitted via email (10MB limit) at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. Responses shall also indicate the size of the business entity; large or small and provide your DUNS or Cage Code. Please provide the name of your firm, address, POC, phone/fax number, and email address. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. Interested firms/companies are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data NO LATER THAN November 5, 2012. Submittals and questions should be directed to the following point of contact: US Army Contracting Command, Attn. Roger Tang ACC-NJ, Bldg 45C, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000, email roger.tang.civ@mail.mil. This notice does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is the government obligated to issue an RFP. In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
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